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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandpa say that he chose the crippled pony for Jay Berry to see?
(a) He feels sorry for anything that is crippled.
(b) He thinks she has the best price.
(c) He thinks she has a good spirit.
(d) He thought she had a pretty coat.

2. Which of the following is NOT something the Lee family gives to the monkeys in the corn crib?
(a) Milk.
(b) Corn.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Apples.

3. What did the monkeys feast on at Jay Berry's farm?
(a) Corn.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Apples.
(d) Bananas.

4. What does Jay Berry do when he realizes he and the monkeys are drunk?
(a) Goes swimming in the spring.
(b) Goes to sleep.
(c) Eats all the apples.
(d) Walks home.

5. How long will it take the paint mare's leg to heal?
(a) 4-5 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the sour mash have on Jay Berry?

2. What does Jay Berry's family do on three nights each week?

3. What is the amount of the reward that Jay Berry receives for catching the monkeys?

4. What does Jay Berry have to do in order to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?

5. What is Papa holding and then drops when he sees Jay Berry with all the monkeys?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jay Berry recover from his hangover and what does he determine to never do again?

2. How does Jay Berry get word to the circus people that he has caught the monkeys?

3. What do the monkeys do that makes Grandpa so mad as they return home from their trip to the library?

4. Who are the men who have arrived in the circus truck and what do they do at the Lee farm?

5. What is the story that Mama tells about Johnnie George Garland and his fiance, Luann?

6. What does Jay Berry have to do to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?

7. What are all the sources of money that combine for Daisy's leg operation?

8. When does Jay Berry realize what Grandpa was trying to tell him by showing him the crippled pony?

9. What is the fairy ring that Daisy discovers at her dollhouse?

10. Who does Daisy tell Jay Berry about when she takes refuge in his room during a thunderstorm?

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